Boy Genius received a tip concerning Helio’s flagship device release date. Apparently, the Helio Ocean will be available starting from May 21st. Prior to that (5-8 day), the MVNO carrier will release the device to its partners.

The Helio Ocean is probably one of the most powerful feature phones today. It boasts both a numeric keypad and a QWERTY keyboard, a GPS, 3G radio, integrated MySpace, and support for an array of IM clients.

Nokia N75 has just been (finally) released on Cingular/AT&T (NYSE: T) and is currently selling for $199 with a 2-year contract. However, we just spotted the same device on Amazon retailing for fifty forty bucks. You’ve heard it right — for $49.99 $39.99 (with an appropriate Cingular’s contract), a mere fraction of the initial price of the device, you get a powerful Symbian S60-powered “multimedia computer.”

This isn’t the first time Cingular is pushing great deals through Amazon. Earlier this year, we’ve found carrier’s great deals for Samsung i607 BlackJack, BlackBerry 8800 and Nokia E62.

Way to go Cingular, but then again you also have the site. Feel free to use it as well, so we don’t have to dig around.

Just in time for summer, Nokia (NYSE: NOK)’s ultra-luxury and ultra-expensive division, Vertu, is preparing to roll-out two new Ascent special edition devices. Both “Strawberry” and “Cream” feature perforated leather on their rears, in pink and white respectively. Don’t expect much of the features here, but a solidly crafted piece of jewelry that is way-too-expensive for the average user. Couples like David and Victoria Backem will certainly be happy to own a pair as a “symbol of their love”, or… whatever. (via: Engadget)

EU lawmakers have reached a compromise solution, backed by all factions in the European Parliament, on mobile phone roaming charges. Under the final proposal, operators will have a three months’ grace before EU-wide caps on charges for cross-border mobile calls are automatically put in place. After the grace period, the charges for cross-border mobile calls throughout the EU will be regulated.

“Our major concession is that we are ready to give operators time before the [capped] euro tariff applies automatically. That is the only concession we can give,” said Joseph Muscat, one of two lawmakers steering the regulation through parliament. (via: PCPro)

And now something completely different… You know you should turn off your cell phone in a theater. Still, some people don’t want to comply causing many raised eyebrows. Here’s the way how to deal with them — the way of a Darth Vader. Get ‘em Darth! (via: Crave)

B&O designs are world-renowned for their class and high-end styling. From phones to stereos, nothing beats the refinement of B&O. The Danish design-house has released an updated version of their Earset 1 Bluetooth headset. The Earset 2 just oozes class and style, but doesn’t skimp on function. The new headset features Digital Signal Processing (DSP), folding microphone boom, closed cabinet loudspeaker design, and has a 4 hour talk time. Two omni-directional microphones work in conjunction with the DSP feature to provide crisp sounds and outstanding noise-cancelled voice clarity. This thing is a US $420 work of art, as is everything B&O makes, right down to the jewel-like finish and precision-tooled, folding microphone boom. When was the last time you used a Bluetooth headset with bass ports and air vents? We thought so.

Still, for that kind of coin, we expect a bit more uptime and maybe a sandwich, or something.

via: gizmag

MiTAC, makers of the sexy, if buggy and limited, A701 Windows Mobile Pocket PC phone, are prepping to release their Mio A501 as part of their Digi-Walker line. The new phone is compact enough to easily fit in your hand (95.7mm X 59.6mm X 20.7mm) but only comes packin’ Windows Mobile 5.0 AKU 3.5 – running on a TI OMAP 850 CPU clocked at 201Mhz. And the fact that the Mio A501 eschews any 3G or WiFi connectivity for a lowly GPS receiver isn’t anything to talk about either. Still, you do get EDGE data, a 2 megapixel camera, and Bluetooth 2.0. All in all, we can find better ways to spend about $675, come this June.

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AT&T sure is getting launch-happy today! Along with the hotly anticipated release of the Nokia (NYSE: NOK) N75, AT&T (NYSE: T) decided to drop the LG CU500v on us. The CU500v is the first “Video Share” phone from the carrier, serving up one-way video transmission (that’s as close to video calling as we’re gonna get, for now). The newest, metal-clad flip phone from LG packs in a swiveling 1.3 megapixel cam, microSD, stereo speakers, external music controls, and stereo Bluetooth. If you just can’t do without seeing your friends’ faces while making a call, make sure you and your posse head on over to AT&T and pick up one of these beauties.

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Nokia and AT&T (NYSE: T)/Cingular goofed-up their Nokia (NYSE: NOK) N75 launch last week. For those brief hours, when the N75 was actually up on AT&T’s website, we were excited about getting our hands on the hot, new S60 flip from Nokia. Then, like so much teasing in the chanpagne room, AT&T left us on the, uh, verge. There’s been no public admission of the botched launch, but Nokia has released a statement, saying that the launch of the Nokia N75 is “imminent.” The launch is slated for Q2 2007, so look for it in a few months. We still resent the duo’s gadget tease – that’s just not right.

***Update*** AT&T has just made available the Nokia N75!! We know we told you to expect this thing in Q2, and it turns out that the release was hours, not months, away. Finally, us Yankees get some S60 goodness in that sexy flip form-factor! Head on over to ATTingular for your very own Nokia N75. ***End Update***

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As we expected, the Windows Mobile 6.0 upgrade has been officially released for the T-mobile (NYSE: DT) Dash. So, if you haven’t already snagged the leaked copy of the free upgrade, you can head on over to T-mobile’s website and download the ROM upgrade with the carrier’s blessing. If you already happened upon the leaked version of the WinMo 6.0 ROM, we would suggest you load-up the official version, just for good measure.

You luck T-mobile Dash owners can expect that fresh new phone-feel and some nifty additional features – most notably, the media player plug-in for the homescreen. No more navigating all the way to the media player application, the plug-in play’s mp3’s right from the homescreen!

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